---
title: 'The Backwater (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shinji Aoyama'
released: '2013-08-15'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-backwater-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2403453/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Backwater (2013)

2013 · 102 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 共喰い

## Synopsis

The Backwater  is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Shinji Aoyama, starring Masaki Suda. It is based on the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel by Shinya Tanaka and adapted by Haruhiko Arai. The film won the Best Director award from the Swiss critics' federation and the Best Film award from the Junior Jury's at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shinji Aoyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinji-aoyama)
- **Screenplay:** [Haruhiko Arai](https://cinepixo.com/people/haruhiko-arai)

## Cast

- [Ken Mitsuishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-mitsuishi)
- [Masaki Suda](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaki-suda)
- [Ittoku Kishibe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ittoku-kishibe)
- [Yūko Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuko-tanaka)

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Official site: http://www.tomogui-movie.jp
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-backwater-2013
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